笨小笨How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?歌词由The New Lost City Ramblers演唱，出自专辑《The Vibe of New York - Songs and Music from 1945 to 1959》，下面是《How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?》完整版歌词！
How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?歌词完整版
How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live - The New Lost City Ramblers
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There once was a time when everything was cheap
曾经有一段时间一切都很廉价
But now prices nearly puts a man to sleep
但现在的物价让人快要睡着了
When we pay our grocery bill
当我们支付购物账单时
We just feel like makin' our will
我们只想立下我们的意志
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
告诉我一个可怜的人怎么能忍受这样的日子
I remember when dry goods were cheap as dirt
我还记得曾经干货无比廉价的时候
We could take two bits and buy a dandy shirt
我们可以花点钱买一件漂亮衬衫
Now we pay three bucks or more
现在我们花了不少钱
Maybe get a shirt that another man wore
也许买一件别人穿过的衬衫
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
告诉我一个可怜的人怎么能忍受这样的日子
Well I used to trade with a man by the name of Gray
我曾经和一个名叫Gray的人做交易
Flour was fifty cents for a twenty four pound bag
一袋二十四磅的面粉价值五十美分
Now it's a dollar and a half beside
如今只有一美元半的钞票
Just like a skinnin' off a flea for the hide
就像剥了跳蚤的皮
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
告诉我一个可怜的人怎么能忍受这样的日子
Oh the schools we have today ain't worth a cent
我们今天的学校不值一提
But they see to it that every child is sent
但他们会确保每个孩子都能出生
If we don't send everyday
如果我们不每天都送
We have a heavy fine to pay
我们要付出沉重的代价
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
告诉我一个可怜的人怎么能忍受这样的日子
Prohibition's good if 'tis conducted right
禁酒令很好如果执行得好
There's no sense in shootin' a man 'til he shows flight
射杀一个人毫无意义直到他展翅高飞
Officers kill without a cause
警察毫无缘由地杀人
Then complain about funny laws
然后抱怨可笑的法律
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
告诉我一个可怜的人怎么能忍受这样的日子
Most all preachers preach for gold and not for souls
大多数的传教士都是为了财富而不是为了灵魂
That's what keeps a poor man always in a hole
这就是让可怜人身陷囹圄的原因
We can hardly get our breath
我们难以呼吸
Taxed and schooled and preached to death
缴税接受教育接受教诲直到死去
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
告诉我一个可怜的人怎么能忍受这样的日子
Oh it's time for every man to be awake
是时候让每个人都清醒起来
We pay fifty cents a pound when we ask for steak
我们点牛排的时候一磅五十美分
When we get our package home
当我们把东西带回家
A little wad of paper with gristle and a bone
一小卷装着软骨和骨头的纸
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
告诉我一个可怜的人怎么能忍受这样的日子
Well the doctor comes around with a face all bright
医生神采奕奕地出现
And he says in a little while you'll be all right
他说再过一段时间你就会没事的
All he gives is a humbug pill
他只会给我一颗骗人的药
A dose of d**e and a great big bill
一剂**一大笔钱
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
告诉我一个可怜的人怎么能忍受这样的日子
